Wire fence.



No.- 627,909. Patented lune 27, |899.- C. H.. DUTY.

WIRE FENCE.

(Application tiled Oct. 31, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. DO'IY, OF ELKHART, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELKHART IRONIVORKS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 627,909, dated J une27, '1899. Application tiled October 3l, 1898. Serial No. 695.066. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. DoTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvenients in Vire Fences, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists in the construction of a wire fence and in thepost used in such fence, and particularly in the construction of a post.formed of atriangular frame, one side resting on the ground and formingthe base, and a chain extending from the apex opposite that side to themiddle of the base, on which chain the wires are supported, and,further, in the construction, arrangement, and combination of thevarious parts, as more fully hereinafter described and shown.

In the drawings, Figurel l is a perspective view of a fence-'embodyingmy invention, showing the end or corner post asin use. Fig. Z'is anenlarged longitudinal section of the end post shown in Fig-1. Fig. 3 isan enlarged front elevation, partly in section, of said post.

A are the fence-wires.- B is the end post, C a corner-post, and D one ofthe intermediate posts, of the fence.

The wires A are supported on the intermediate post in any suitablemanner and preferably formed to slide thereon. 'lhey pass through theend post in a manner hereinafter described and are connected to ananchorrod E, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 2, this anchor-rod beingconnected to a suitable an chor F beneath the ground.

By having the wires pass vthrough the post or through bearings on thepost and connected directly to the anchor the bracing for the end postusually required, which takes the end lpull of the wires, is entirelyobviated, although I may and preferably do connect the post at one ormore points by stays G with the anchor, so that it will be held upright.I believe, however, that it is entirely new with me to have Wiressupported on the posts and pass through the end posts or throughbearings thereon and connectdirectly at their ends to the anchors totake the end pull thereof.

The tension of the wires may be takenup in any suitable manner by 'anysuitable tension device, such as the spools H. (Shown intermediate ofthe fence-wires in Fig. l.)

The post which I prefer for the ends and corners and, if desired,fforthe intermediate posts (although it is unnecessary, having a Stringerfor such intermediate post) comprises the frame I, in the shape of anisosceles triangle, the side d forming the base, While the sides bconverge to the top and are connected together in any suitablemanner-as, for in stance, by the bolt, pin, or rivet c. This frame Ipreferably make by bending a piece of pipe or'other tubing into theshape shown.

Between the ends-of the sides b and prefably connected to the bolt orpin c is a chain J, which extends from the apex of the trian` gularframe to the middle of the base thereof andis connected to the side d inany suitable manner. I preferably connect the chain to the base-sectionby Va hooked bolt K, having suit` able means for tensioning it, such asthenut L. I also preferably connect to the base-section d a fiat foot orbase M, by means of which the device can rest more firmly on the groundwithout danger of being forced therein by the pressure or tension on thewires.

The fence-wires may be threaded through the links of the chain', asshown in the drawings.

When the post is usedfor an end post, as previously described, thefence-wires may be used for stays by running them down to the anchor,except that it is preferable to use a stay or two, such as G, topositively hold the post in its upright position. When used for acorner-post, I connect the .chain or other part of the post with theanchor by means of stays, such as G, (shown at the left end in Fig. 1,)a suitable number of these being employed to insure steadiness in thecorner-post.

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bers of the posts the Wires may be threaded therethrough, and no othersecuring means are required.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a wire fence, a post comprising atriangular metal frame adapted to rest on one side as a base, atie-Chain extending from the apex of the triangle to the middle of thebase on which chain the Wires are supported, and a stay extending fromthe post to an anchor.

2. In a Wire fence, a post formed of tubing bent into triangular shape,one side forming the base and the other sides connected together by achain extending from the apex of the triangle to the middleof the base,and a tensioning device for the chain.

In a wire fence, a post consisting of a triangular frame, a chainextending from the apex of the triangle to the middle of the base, afoot beneath the base,` a hooked bolt passing through the base and thefoot, to which the lower end of the chain is connected, and means fortensioning the chain and clamping the foot to the frame, substantiallyasdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES H. DoTY.

Witnesses:

VERNON W. VAN FLEET, EDMUND R. KENTETTEN.

